Comparison

School Gateway vs School Jotter 3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

School Gateway

This app streamlines communication and management of your child's school life. It allows parents to receive messages, make payments for school items, manage dinner money, book clubs, and view academic reports and attendance. All your children's school information is consolidated in one place.

Highlights
  • Receive school messages
  • Make school payments
  • Manage dinner money
  • Book school clubs
  • View reports and timetable
  • Monitor attendance
  • Update contact details
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School Gateway, the easiest way to interact with your child’s life at school. Designed to support schools in achieving outstanding parental engagement, School Gateway helps you manage school communications, payments, clubs, dinner money and more all in one simple, easy to use app. Key features: • Receive push notifications and in-app messages from your school • Easily pay for items using your preferred payment method • Top-up your child’s dinner money and select meal choices • Book before and after school clubs • View your child’s timetable and end of year reports • Monitor attendance • Update the contact details your school hold for you • All your children across multiple schools in one account Things you need to know: • Your school must be subscribed to School Gateway before you can use this app • Your school controls the information shared with you • To register/login, your school must have your email address and phone number on their system. If you can’t log in, please check these details are up to date at your school • Your account will automatically display information for multiple children /schools as long as the schools use School Gateway. Please check that your email address and mobile number at all your schools match • You must turn on push notifications for the app to receive messages and updates from your school

About

School Jotter 3

Stay informed about your school's activities with instant updates on important notices, news, and events. Access school letters, view photo galleries, and utilize useful website links and forms for communication.

Highlights
  • School notices and news updates
  • School calendar for events
  • Downloadable school letters
  • Photo galleries
  • Links to useful school websites
  • Parental forms for communication
Features
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Download now to receive the latest updates about your school’s life. Use this app to view the latest school letters, notices and more, all updated regularly and available at your fingertips. App features include: • Notices about important issues, such as school closures. • News updates to get the latest info on school life. • Check the school calendar to see all the latest events. • Letters downloaded directly to your device. • See the latest galleries from the school. • Links to useful websites selected by the school. • Forms that allow parents to send information to the school. Please note some app functionality may vary depending on your school's setup.

Screenshots

School Gateway4 screens
School Jotter 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: School Jotter 3 at free against School Gateway's ad-supported. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
School Gateway versus School Jotter 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool GatewaySchool Jotter 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperISUZ LimitedWebanywhere Ltd

Customer experience

School Gateway

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive15.7%
Neutral15.7%
Negative68.5%

School Jotter 3

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

In-app purchases

None

School Gateway

No in-app purchases

None

School Jotter 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is School Gateway free?
School Gateway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is School Jotter 3 free?
School Jotter 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do School Gateway or School Jotter 3 have ads?
Neither School Gateway nor School Jotter 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, School Gateway or School Jotter 3?
School Gateway ships an update every 2 months, and School Jotter 3 every 2 months. Most recently, School Gateway was updated on November 10, 2026 and School Jotter 3 on November 3, 2026.

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